Sam Everingham
Director
Families Through Surrogacy
[email protected]
Surrogacy 101
Understanding the Current Landscape for Australians
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Overview
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The options are changing rapidly.
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Thailand has introduced laws banning foreigners
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India & Nepal are reviewing their surrogacy laws currently.
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Many embryos remain stranded or are being shipped to new markets.
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Markets without comprehensive surrogacy laws (Cambodia & Kenya) now attracting clients
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Terminology
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ART:
ED:
FET:
SET:
GS:
ICSI:
IM:
IP:
SM:
TS:
PO
VBAC:
Assisted Reproductive Technology
Egg Donation
Frozen Embryo Transfer
Single Embryo Transfer
Gestational Surrogate
Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
Intended Mother
Intended Parent
Surrogate Mother
Traditional surrogate
Parental Order
Vaginal Birth After Caesarian
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Country
Legal Status
US
legal protection in some states
Canada
Ukraine
Georgia
Greece
Russia
legal protection in some provinces
legal protection
legal protection
legal protection
Some legal protection
legally sanctioned but contracts not
Australia
enforceable
legally sanctioned but contracts not
UK
enforceable
South Africa legal protection
Israel
Cambodia
Kenya
Laos
Mexico
Cyprus
Malaysia
Poland
India
Nepal
Thailand
legal protection
No legal protection
No legal protection
No legal protection
No legal protection
No legal protection
No legal protection
No legal protection
Closed to foreigners 2015
Closed to foreigners 2014
Closed in 2015
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Eligibility By Country
US
Canada
Ukraine
Georgia
Greece
Russia
Australia
UK
South Africa
Israel
Cambodia
Kenya
Laos
Mexico
Cyprus
Malaysia
Poland
All
All
heterosexuals only
heterosexuals only
heterosexuals only
heterosexuals only
Must be resident; heterosexual
only in SA & WA
Must be resident
Must be resident
Must be resident; heterosexuals
only
All
All
All
All
All
heterosexuals only
heterosexuals only
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Countries providing Surrogate matching
Country
US
Canada
Ukraine
Georgia
Greece
Russia
Australia
Cambodia
Kenya
Laos
Mexico
Cyprus
Malaysia
Poland
Eligibility
All
All
heterosexuals only
heterosexuals only
heterosexuals only
heterosexuals only
Must be resident; heterosexual
only in SA & WA
All
All
All
All
All
heterosexuals only
heterosexuals only
Surrogate
matching
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×
×
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Surrogacy Citizenship Applications By Country
of Birth
THAILAND
96
19
INDIA
72
50
USA
53
NEPAL
4
MEXICO
4
CANADA
4
5
4
4
4
3
UKRAINE
UK
CHINA
SOUTH AFRICA
3
3
MALAYSIA
2
KAZAKSTAN
2
ARGENTINA
2
POLAND
1
PNG
1
0
57
64
12
20
40
60
Number of applications
2014/15
2015/16
80
100
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Altruistic Surrogacy
Australia
100
Registered altruistic births
90
80
70
60
50
40 (est)
40
35
30
19
20
10
42 (est)
23
16
19
8
0
2008
2009
2010
2012
2011
2013
2014
2015
Year of Bith
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Average Costs By Country
$180,000
$20,000
$160,000
$140,000
Aust Dollars
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$12,000
Agency fee
$13,000
$5,900
$4,800
IVF costs
$37,000
$18,000
Legal costs
$5,600
$5,500
$5,000
$5,300
$19,000
Surrogate
compensation
Surro expenses
$17,000
$5,500
$60,000
$31,000
$36,000
$40,000
$20,000
$13,000
$31,000
$20,000
USA
Greece
$11,000
Canada
Screening/Counselling
$5,300
$4,700
$2,000
$1,650
$13,000
$4,100
$11,500
$21,000
$2,600
$12,500
$20,000
$15,000
$11,000
Australia
Ukraine
Cambodia
$20,000
$0
$8,600
$5,500
$350
$8,300
$18,000
$12,000
$20,000
$20,000
$3,300
$3,000
$10,000
$8,000
Hospital & post-birth
costs
Surrogate & newborn
insurance
Egg Donor costs
Country Engaged In
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